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13 Facts About Tokyo Haneda

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Tokyo Haneda opened up to long-haul service during the daytime in March 2014, with carriers offering nonstop service to 25 cities in 17 countries.

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In 2020, Tokyo Haneda was named the second best airport after Singapore's Changi Airport and the World's Best Domestic Airport, As of 2021, Tokyo Haneda was rated by Skytrax as the second Best Airport in-between Qatar's Hamad International Airport and Singapore's Changi Airport, and maintaining its best Domestic Airport title from the previous year.

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Tokyo Haneda Airport was used by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service for flight training during the war.

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4.

Several US Army or Air Force generals regularly parked their personal planes at Haneda while visiting Tokyo, including General Ennis Whitehead.

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Pan American World Airways made Tokyo Haneda a stop on its "round the world" route later in 1947, with westbound DC-4 service to Shanghai, Hong Kong, Kolkata, Karachi, Damascus, Istanbul, London and New York, and eastbound Constellation service to Wake Island, Honolulu and San Francisco.

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6.

Many long-haul services from Tokyo Haneda struggled, such as British Airways service to London and Air Canada service to Vancouver .

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Tokyo Haneda suffers from airspace restrictions due to its position between Yokota Air Base to the west and Narita International Airport to the east.

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Additional taxiways must be constructed in order for Tokyo Haneda to handle more flights, and construction is expected to take around three years.

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Tokyo Haneda is the third-largest air cargo hub in Japan after Narita and Kansai.

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10.

In March 2012, Tokyo Haneda completed a new "Premier Gate" facility for business jets, with parking available for up to 30 days.

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11.

Tokyo Haneda is often used by foreign heads of state visiting Japan, as well as by the Japanese Air Force One and other aircraft carrying government officials.

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Japan Coast Guard operates a Special Rescue Base at Tokyo Haneda, which is used by the Special Rescue Team, an elite 36-member aerial and underwater rescue unit.

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13.

Tokyo Haneda Express trains make the non-stop run from Tokyo Haneda Airport to Hamamatsucho in approximately 18 to 19 minutes.

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